THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES… AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S FRIDAY…THEN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME AREAS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA COULD TOP 100 DEGREES AT TIMES. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH SWELTERING HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE THE DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS.

* HEAT INDEX…HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110 EACH DAY…WITH OVERNIGHT HEAT INDICES ONLY COOLING TO AROUND 80.

* IMPACTS…SEVERAL DAYS OF DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY…WITH LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT…CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT STRESS ON INDIVIDUALS…AND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES…NEIGHBORS AND PETS.